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Harrison Public Schools junior John Bray has been selected to participate in Senator John Boozman’s Congressional Youth Cabinet. The Youth Cabinet provides selected high school students in Arkansas with an opportunity to influence the policy-making process and better understand how Congress works. The goal of this program is to foster a lifetime commitment to civic engagement and public service. Senator Boozman feels very strongly that we should all be “givers” in our towns and cities where we live.

The Harrison School Board convened on Tuesday, Sept. 19, and celebrated the outstanding achievement of one of its students, John Bray, an 11th-grader at Harrison High School. Bray was a finalist in the FBLA World Competition in Atlanta, Georgia, competing in Introduction to Social Media Strategies. He scored in the top 10 in his category internationally. Bray is the first Harrison student to advance this far in the competition.

What began as a four-score lead shrunk to one score for the Kirksville football team in the season opener against Macon on Friday. A hot start saw Kirksville jump ahead 28-0, but Macon fought back in the second half to pull within 34-26, but Kirksville managed to pull away in response and held on to win 42-26.

On Aug. 18, Kirksville and Macon football teams got a little preview of their impending season opener. One week before Kirksville is set to host Macon for real, Hugh Dunn Field in Macon was the site of jamboree scrimmages featuring the two teams, as well as Brookfield and Marceline.

Raffle winner June Smith has decided to flog the waterfront mansion after enjoying a 'magical' holiday at the property with her family - she said the sale will make a 'huge' difference to them all